Recovering humpback whale populations are revealing a hidden shift: older males are increasingly outcompeting younger rivals to father calves.

The Hawaiian Islands humpback whale population is a large source of tourism for the islands due to the number of whale ...

A new study sheds light on the illuminating, sometimes counterintuitive dynamics of mating and how species survive.

A humpback whale has been found travelling a record-breaking distance spanning three oceans to mate, raising an alarm about global challenges affecting the migratory behaviour of the species. Whales ...

Mexico's marine tourism industry, which draws in tens of thousands of tourists during whale mating season, largely ignores important guidelines protecting the health and well-being of whales, as ...

A new study shows that as humpback whale populations recover from past whaling, older males are gaining a major advantage in reproduction. Early in the recovery, breeding groups were dominated by ...

As humpback whales recover, older males are fathering more calves, revealing how whaling still shapes mating and competition ...